--- spack-src/src/util/options.cc~	2019-06-17 13:14:35.000000000 -0500
+++ spack-src/src/util/options.cc	2022-10-10 19:50:05.309762538 -0500
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
   memset(tmp, 0, TEMPORARY_STRING_LENGTH);
 
   PetscErrorCode ierr;
-  ierr = PetscOptionsBegin(MPI_COMM_SELF, "", "", "");
-  PISM_CHK(ierr, "PetscOptionsBegin");
+  PetscOptionsBegin(MPI_COMM_SELF, "", "", "");
 
   ierr = PetscOptionsString(option.c_str(),
                             description.c_str(),
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@
                             &flag);                  // PETSC_TRUE if found, else PETSC_FALSE
   PISM_CHK(ierr, "PetscOptionsString");
 
-  ierr = PetscOptionsEnd();
-  PISM_CHK(ierr, "PetscOptionsEnd");
+  PetscOptionsEnd();
 
   std::string result = tmp;